690 THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



and ineffectual attempts to bring down the game, but would trot off towards home, and no 

 coaxing or command would be effectual in bringing them back. Instances are on record where 

 Pointers have stood motionless pointing the game for an almost incredible length of time. 



Thus one gentleman owning a brace of Pointers, tells of their standing motionless for an 

 hour and a quarter, another for over two hours. In the latter case, which was a female dog 

 belonging to a Mr. Lee, the animal stood with her hind legs on a gate just as she jumped 

 over, where was a nest of partridges close to her nose. Her owner was out gunning with other 

 dogs also, and did not miss his favorite Clio for a long time; finding she did not come at his 

 call, he went back to look for her, and found her in that position; had she moved at all, 

 she would have disturbed the birds. Mr. Lee s approach disturbed them, some of which he 

 shot, but the poor dog was so stiff from her long standing in the same unnatural position, 

 that she could scarcely move, and her master sat down on the grass and rubbed her legs until 

 she could bend them freely. 



The points desirable in the Pointer are a head of moderate size, rather wide, with a high 

 forehead and intelligent eye. The muzzle should be broad, with the outline square in front, 

 and not receding, as is the case with the hound. Flews not pendant. The head should be 

 well set, the neck long, smooth, and convex in the upper outline. The body of good size 

 and length, with wide chest and hips. The tail should be strong where it joins the body, 

 suddenly diminishing, and continuing of the same size until within two inches of the tip, 

 where it terminates in a sharp point. The absence of this characteristic is said to show a 

 cross with the hound or some other breed. The shoulders are points of great importance in 

 the Pointer, since unless well formed he will not have the endurance for long journeys or be 

 quick in his work. 



The blade should be long, slanting but muscular, the upper arm long, and fore-arm short, 

 the elbow being well down below the chest. The legs should be strong, with a strong knee 

 and ankle, the foot round, with a thick sole. The color is generally mainly white with a few 

 small spots of some other color; white, with black, reddish, or yellow heads, are the most 

 prized, since the white makes them more conspicuous, and they are not as easily lost sight of 

 in pointing as those of a dark color or black. The previous illustration of the noted pointer, 

 &quot;Rush,&quot; is a fine type of the breed. This dog has taken the first prize repeatedly at shows 

 in different parts of the country, and is remarkable for combining in an unusual degree, 

 intelligence, patience, firmness, gentleness, and good judgment. 



The Setter. The Setter is, without doubt, descended from the Spaniel, or both are 

 derived from the same parent stock. He has no superior in intelligence and value as a field 

 dog, being remarkably intelligent, affectionate, and docile, beside not lacking in courage. A 

 well trained setter makes a most reliable house dog, as well as trusty and efficient helper in 

 the field. The original colors were chestnut, dark bay, and white. 



The English Setter. There are many cu erent strains of the English Setter, all 

 differing in a greater or less degree. They are generally white, with black or brown marks. 

 The Gordon Setter, which is an English strain, is black, or black with a tinge of brown or 

 tan; the black should be a jet black without mixture, and the tan a dark mahogany color. 

 This strain is heavier built, and has not so fine breeding as the white and brown English 

 or the Irish Setter. The Llewellen Setter is a pure English Setter, made up from the Lave- 

 rack, Southesk, and Gordon crosses. The strain goes back on the Southesk-Gordon side of 

 the breed to the Dulse-Rhoebe cross, which, with the Laverack for a basis, was the starting 

 point of Mr. Llewellen, the originator of the strain. The illustrations of this variety on a 

 previous page are made from photographs of animals that have won many prizes at shows, 

 and are fine types of the strain. 



